Browsing the "Raptor Persecution media" Category

“Scottish Natural Heritage has placed licence restrictions on four properties over “clear evidence” of wildlife crime against birds of prey. The move follows a Police Scotland investigation into poisoning and the illegal use of traps at the properties in Stirlingshire and the Borders. General licences allow land managers to carry out actions which would otherwise […]

Liana Baker, 21 yrs of Central Avenue, Bury and her father Alan Baker aged 61 years of Peel Street, Accrington, appeared at Bury Magistrates Court today (29/10/2015), where they were sentenced for two offences relating to the possession and offering for sale of two wild peregrine falcons. The pair had pleaded guilty to all charges […]

“A gamekeeper has been cleared of trying to trap wild birds, after a judge ruled RSPB video evidence gained by trespassing could not be used in court. District Judge Kevin Grego, at Telford Magistrates’ Court, excluded the covert footage showing Neil Wainwright. Wainwright, of Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire, was cleared of three counts related to trapping […]

“The discovery of a buzzard left with horrific injuries after being caught in an illegal leg hold trap near Malton in North Yorkshire has prompted a police investigation. The male bird had to be humanely destroyed by a vet after it was found grounded in a stubble field at Norton near Malton. Jean Thorpe, […]

“A protected bird of prey that became a “tourist attraction” in Londonderry may have been poisoned, police have said. They are investigating after a peregrine falcon was found dead in the grounds of St Columb’s Cathedral. The bird was a regular feature at the church, with parishioners reporting falcon sightings every year for approximately five […]

Some online postings have appeared over the last few days which make allegations of improper conduct regarding an on-going investigation into a poisoned Peregrine Falcon found in Lanarkshire in February this year. NWCU are supporting Police Scotland in their investigation of this poisoning incident, which was reported by a member of the public. Formal operational procedures have […]

“Police have launched an investigation after a peregrine falcon was found shot by the side of a major road. The distressed bird, a protected species, was spotted by a passing driver near the East Lancs Road between Leigh and Golborne. He stopped to help the falcon and took it to a vets practice in Bolton […]

“The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has expelled four of the organisation’s members for wildlife offences, it was revealed today. The organisation, which represents all gamekeepers, stalkers, ghillies, wildlife managers and rangers in Scotland, has taken the ultimate sanction against the four unidentified members in recent weeks. And today Alex Hogg, the chairman of the SGA, called […]